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Satire Lives
By Adam Gopnik
Turning Charlie Hebdo’s murdered cartoonists into misunderstood messengers of the right to free expression seems to risk betraying their memory.
Turning Charlie Hebdo’s murdered cartoonists into misunderstood messengers of the right to free expression seems to risk betraying their memory.
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Last week’s terror attacks in Paris have played into the hands of France’s right-wing National Front.
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A first-person account of what began as a normal day in the French capital, later disrupted by terrorism and the emotional public response.
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The massacre at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine has played into the hands of France’s right-wing National Front.
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Why people choose hate over humor is beyond me.
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